Scholarship Opportunities
Bridge4Students Scholarships
Merit Scholarship
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Application for Fall 2024 is now closed​
Applications for Spring or Fall 2025 will open in Jan 2025
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(B4S team is currently fundraising for the 2025 scholarship fund - if you know a donor interested in our cause - please refer them to Bridge4Students)​
Bridge4Students Merit Scholarship will help qualified students experiencing financial hardships due to conflict in their country cover all or a portion of school tuition expenses for one semester. The grant amounts will vary from $200 to $10,000 depending on:
- demonstrated need - the amount needed to enable the student to attend the educational program
- merit - academic achievement and potential to make an impact on the world​
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Merit Scholarship will give priority to qualified refugees - students who have just arrived in US after February 2022, are just starting their programs in US educational institutions, and have received or have applied for other financial assistance but still require funds to study.
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Please review all eligibility requirements in the application below. After you submit, please schedule an interview with a B4S Representative. The final result will be communicated within a month of submission.
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If you have any questions - please email students@bridge4students.org
Bridge Grant
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Available for Emergency Situations Only
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Bridge4Students may consider emergency requests for urgent educational expense coverage support (up to $1,000) for students facing the following circumstances:
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Experiencing urgent education-related financial needs (e.g., book fees, exam fees, Room & Board) due to sudden changes in their situation caused by the conflict in their country
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Lacking personal or parental savings and being unable to work to cover these expenses
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Being unable to address this need through existing opportunities provided by their school or community (have asked for emergency funding and was denied)
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Facing a situation where inability to cover these expenses prevents them from continuing their studies.
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Note: This Bridge Grant is intended for emergencies only, is a one-time grant, and, if granted, can only be transferred to students' university accounts. To qualify, students must clearly demonstrate and explain how they meet the criteria above by emailing to students@bridge4students.org
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Students whose needs do not meet the above criteria but who consider themselves high-performing students with ambitious life goals are encouraged to consider applying for a Merit Scholarship instead.​​​​​​
Note: At Bridge4Students we welcome free exchange of ideas, even on emotionally charged issues, in a manner that affirms the positive values of equality, honesty, responsibility, nonviolence, acceptance, fairness, compassion, hard work, and restraint. We do NOT tolerate any form of hate speech or any form of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, racism, or any other form of violence, hatred, or bigotry in any applications.
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